PTR Status (and Argent Tournament!)

EDIT: Okay apparently I'm not as funny as I think I am, so I'm co-opting this post to turn it into an announcement of some information that's actually interesting. Apparently the next patch, on top of the addition of our oh-so-heavily-anticipated raid content, is also featuring a brand new world event!

As you may have read on MMO-Champion, World of Raids, or WoW Insider, the next patch will feature what appears to be a PvP oriented world event, centered around something called the Argent Tournament!

In patch 3.1, a new world event titled “The Argent Tournament” will be coming to Northrend! This tournament will be live on the 3.1 PTR and open for testing, though certain aspects are still in development. Players will find a host of new features here, including:

The ability to prove your worth to a capital city of your choosing through our new mounted combat system (still in development)

New daily quests to construct the great Argent Crusade coliseum for glorious battles to come

All new rewards - new items, titles, banners, tabards, pets, mounts, and more

All new achievements

Many more festivities, and more to come in future content updates!

Players will find the Argent Tournament in Icecrown. Speaking to any Northrend flight master will get you on track to prove your worth to the Argent Crusade, your faction’s leaders, and all denizens of Azeroth!

I'm very excited to hear about this—it's always amazing how Blizzard can keep this info under wraps so well for so long. I can't help but wonder what the lore explanation for this is, though. Is the Argent Crusade really planning to construct a stadium and host the rough equivalent of the Olympic Games on the Lich King's doorstep? Seems a little...off-topic.

No matter what the content, you can be sure we'll be here with the data the second it's released. :)